Japan Success Strategies for Life and Business

Call me crazy, blasphemous and tasteless if you must, but it seems that sumo wrestling in Japan is going the way of the dinosaurs.  With scandals and growing disinterest in this most traditional of sports, sumo’s days are numbered.  Even the broadcasting channels are finding it difficult to justify sponsoring it.  Moreover, most young people lack the Spartan-like discipline necessary to rise up the ranks.

Just because sumo may be phased out of the Japanese psyche, doesn’t mean that sumo wrestling is dead overseas.  In fact, it has followers throughout the world.  (For Sumo costume ideas, Click Here.)

I believe sumo wrestler bookends, sumo wrestler planters, sumo wrestler salt and pepper shakers and sumo wrestler scrolls have a worldwide appeal which can transcend the decline in the sport.  In fact, many Americans who are fat could easily enjoy the clothing and accessories – i.e., arse-wiping pole – because sumo wrestlers struggle with this inconvenience of obesity on a daily basis.

This kotatsu often is the body warmer in a normally cold, drafty, poorly-insulated Japanese house

Outside it’s very cold.  Inside it is very warm, but only if I am near the kotatsu (foot warming table) or next to one of our heaters.  The windows and door frames have poor insulating qualities…and I am not alone with this problem.

According to the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, as much as 60 percent of heat from heaters used in winter is lost through window spaces.

So when I read that the government is giving lip service (at least) to households going green and is requesting manufacturers and importers of home building materials to attach insulating performance rating seals to windows, I only smirked.  The voluntary system is being aimed at making it less confusing to consumers wanting to choose products with high insulation efficiency.

Building a website/business around this theme and having weekend seminars at large home seminars in Japan on how to install and why to buy insulated windows and other materials can be held.